Ministry of Jal Shakti
Expert Committee on Augmenting Water Table
No expert committee/task force has been created by the Ministry for review/suggestions on augmenting the water table, however, an ‘Inter Ministerial Committee’ under the Chairmanship of Secretary  has been constituted to take forward the subject of ‘Water Conservation Related Activities for Optimum Utilization of Monsoon Rainfall’ which meets from time to time to discuss the issue of water conservation. The Committee includes officers from different States/UTs also.
Water being a State subject, initiatives on water management including conservation and water harvesting in the Country is primarily States’ responsibility. However, the important measures taken by the Central Government for conservation, management of ground water and effective implementation of rain water harvesting in the country are at the following URL: http://jalshakti-dowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps_to_control_water_depletion_Feb2021.pdf.
In addition, a number of States have done notable work in the field of water conservation/harvesting. Of these, mention can be made of ‘Mukhyamantri Jal Swavlamban Abhiyan’ in Rajasthan, ‘Jalyukt Shibar’ in Maharashtra, ‘Sujalam Sufalam Abhiyan’ in Gujarat, ‘Mission Kakatiya’ in Telangana, Neeru Chettu’ in Andhra Pradesh, Jal Jeevan Hariyali in Bihar, ‘Jal Hi Jeevan’ in Haryana among others.
Government of India launched Jal Shakti Abhiyan  in 2019, a time bound campaign with a mission mode approach intended to improve water availability including ground water conditions in the water stressed blocks of 256 districts in India including in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. In this
regard, teams of officers from Central Government along-with technical officers from Ministry of Jal Shakti were deputed to visit water stressed districts and to work in close collaboration with district level officials to undertake suitable interventions. Further, Ministry launched ‘JSA-II-Catch the Rain’ on 21 December 2020 for awareness generation among people.
To have scientific inputs about the status of groundwater aquifers, CGWB is implementing a nationwide programme of “National Aquifer Mapping and Management ” for mapping of aquifers , their characterization and development of aquifer management plans to facilitate sustainable development of ground water resources. Aquifer maps and management plans are shared with the respective State Government agencies for taking up suitable demand side and supply side interventions. So far, around 15.57 lakh sq. km. area has been covered under NAQUIM against the total mappable area of 24.8 Lakh Sq KM in the country. Balance areas are targeted to be completed by March 2023.
Central Government supports construction of water harvesting and conservation works primarily through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme  and Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana – Watershed Development Component . The expenditure on water related works under MGNREGA during the last three years is given at Annexure I. Further, State-wise details of water harvesting structures created under PMKSY-WDC is given at Annexure II.
Annexure-I
Annexure referred to in reply to part  &  of Unstarred Question No. 3770 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 18.03.2021 regarding “Expert Committee on Augmenting Water Table”.
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- CONSERVATION & WATER HARVESTING WORKS TAKEN UP IN LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR UNDER MAHATMA AGANDHI NREGA-  Annexure
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S No.
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State
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2020-21
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2019-20
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2018-19
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2017-18
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COMPLETED
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ONGOING
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COMPLETED
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ONGOING
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||
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COMPLETED
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ONGOING
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||
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COMPLETED
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ONGOING
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No. of works
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Exp. in lakh
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No. of works
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Exp. in lakh
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||
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No. of works
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Exp. in lakh
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No. of works
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Exp. in lakh
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No. of works
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Exp. in lakh
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No. of works
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Exp. in lakh
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||
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No. of works
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|
Exp. in lakh
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|
No. of works
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|
Exp. in lakh
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|
1
|
|
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR
|
|
8
|
|
16.68
|
|
70
|
|
29.07
|
||
|
10
|
|
9.33
|
|
71
|
|
23.22
|
||
|
9
|
|
17.72
|
|
65
|
|
5.18
|
||
|
6
|
|
36.22
|
|
69
|
|
14.28
|
|
2
|
|
ANDHRA PRADESH
|
|
37669
|
|
56695.83
|
|
36353
|
|
48209.93
|
||
|
20930
|
|
58528.01
|
|
38608
|
|
8661.11
|
||
|
27109
|
|
71354.19
|
|
33511
|
|
4725.75
|
||
|
11933
|
|
44888.25
|
|
34040
|
|
765.97
|
|
3
|
|
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
|
|
23
|
|
616.9
|
|
179
|
|
1170.69
|
||
|
86
|
|
456.55
|
|
95
|
|
124.65
|
||
|
31
|
|
807.74
|
|
38
|
|
126.55
|
||
|
105
|
|
412.76
|
|
25
|
|
3.18
|
|
4
|
|
ASSAM
|
|
1519
|
|
1343.34
|
|
21291
|
|
31330.52
|
||
|
2903
|
|
3827.84
|
|
10838
|
|
6599.07
|
||
|
2606
|
|
5039.56
|
|
8484
|
|
4059.52
|
||
|
2059
|
|
4744.91
|
|
6550
|
|
1570.76
|
|
5
|
|
BIHAR
|
|
18469
|
|
11666.09
|
|
72703
|
|
34421.63
|
||
|
5135
|
|
13202.94
|
|
48446
|
|
8760.91
|
||
|
5515
|
|
12437.61
|
|
15437
|
|
6094.46
|
||
|
6664
|
|
13905.81
|
|
12595
|
|
1852.3
|
|
6
|
|
CHHATTISGARH
|
|
19341
|
|
24574.3
|
|
36467
|
|
67632.19
|
||
|
16746
|
|
47913.95
|
|
36674
|
|
21686.59
|
||
|
20732
|
|
49753.06
|
|
23836
|
|
6857.9
|
||
|
19532
|
|
44200.29
|
|
26134
|
|
1942.95
|
|
7
|
|
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
||
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
||
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
||
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
8
|
|
DAMAN & DIU
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
||
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
||
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
||
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
9
|
|
GOA
|
|
15
|
|
17.51
|
|
55
|
|
31.58
|
||
|
17
|
|
14.05
|
|
21
|
|
2.3
|
||
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
12
|
|
0
|
||
|
2
|
|
0.79
|
|
11
|
|
0
|
|
10
|
|
GUJARAT
|
|
9366
|
|
12418.16
|
|
13230
|
|
16390.15
|
||
|
11450
|
|
18343.6
|
|
13622
|
|
4286.75
|
||
|
7836
|
|
16567.14
|
|
14240
|
|
2493.95
|
||
|
7875
|
|
9067.09
|
|
7546
|
|
300.28
|
|
11
|
|
HARYANA
|
|
647
|
|
1613.48
|
|
2136
|
|
4894.36
|
||
|
1059
|
|
2810.65
|
|
1734
|
|
1964.64
|
||
|
769
|
|
4594.97
|
|
1066
|
|
832.92
|
||
|
738
|
|
4585.41
|
|
963
|
|
228.54
|
|
12
|
|
HIMACHAL PRADESH
|
|
4539
|
|
1289.77
|
|
10092
|
|
4247.86
|
||
|
5253
|
|
4293.1
|
|
11212
|
|
1662
|
||
|
9533
|
|
8583.75
|
|
10400
|
|
648.41
|
||
|
6306
|
|
6117.8
|
|
11216
|
|
81.11
|
|
13
|
|
JAMMU AND KASHMIR
|
|
3306
|
|
1481.44
|
|
19159
|
|
6001.6
|
||
|
2444
|
|
1533.08
|
|
15693
|
|
2607.94
|
||
|
1858
|
|
1308.6
|
|
9991
|
|
1992.79
|
||
|
3091
|
|
3561.89
|
|
7986
|
|
1499.99
|
|
14
|
|
JHARKHAND
|
|
16449
|
|
5664.07
|
|
31947
|
|
11326.86
|
||
|
11408
|
|
6822.61
|
|
15132
|
|
2242.1
|
||
|
14296
|
|
7743.49
|
|
15724
|
|
1392.74
|
||
|
49663
|
|
13162.84
|
|
24403
|
|
601.17
|
|
15
|
|
KARNATAKA
|
|
23098
|
|
25927.65
|
|
90171
|
|
101156.31
|
||
|
19762
|
|
58116.53
|
|
50989
|
|
53971.3
|
||
|
17426
|
|
39049.38
|
|
34785
|
|
19067.72
|
||
|
20809
|
|
34988.76
|
|
26809
|
|
6123.67
|
|
16
|
|
KERALA
|
|
25491
|
|
17508.59
|
|
72561
|
|
99172.12
|
||
|
25301
|
|
53991.1
|
|
49505
|
|
31077.68
|
||
|
20813
|
|
68287.47
|
|
40259
|
|
21888.66
|
||
|
28942
|
|
50597.94
|
|
19317
|
|
1637.63
|
|
17
|
|
LADAKH
|
|
3
|
|
2.18
|
|
265
|
|
78.65
|
||
|
48
|
|
46.98
|
|
213
|
|
132.01
|
||
|
36
|
|
47.46
|
|
193
|
|
35.98
|
||
|
79
|
|
50.01
|
|
89
|
|
57.94
|
|
18
|
|
LAKSHADWEEP
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
37
|
|
0.11
|
||
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
36
|
|
1.84
|
||
|
1
|
|
0.13
|
|
38
|
|
2.21
|
||
|
0
|
|
1.79
|
|
39
|
|
0.12
|
|
19
|
|
MADHYA PRADESH
|
|
58635
|
|
129535.36
|
|
102510
|
|
200002.74
|
||
|
21683
|
|
118302.4
|
|
75461
|
|
34715.99
|
||
|
19074
|
|
84049.43
|
|
53222
|
|
13821.65
|
||
|
19693
|
|
45568.86
|
|
30039
|
|
3742.25
|
|
20
|
|
MAHARASHTRA
|
|
5127
|
|
5685.48
|
|
18004
|
|
14830.81
|
||
|
13346
|
|
12323.33
|
|
19260
|
|
6868.46
|
||
|
19232
|
|
23959.89
|
|
28225
|
|
7920.98
|
||
|
15358
|
|
22099.23
|
|
37174
|
|
6132.51
|
|
21
|
|
MANIPUR
|
|
1425
|
|
9047.67
|
|
3196
|
|
7194.68
|
||
|
1449
|
|
4620.68
|
|
2514
|
|
1021.12
|
||
|
707
|
|
2524.52
|
|
730
|
|
499.97
|
||
|
223
|
|
742.15
|
|
209
|
|
13.99
|
|
22
|
|
MEGHALAYA
|
|
1992
|
|
5645.86
|
|
8663
|
|
15283.9
|
||
|
1535
|
|
9618.71
|
|
6959
|
|
9253.13
|
||
|
745
|
|
4094.46
|
|
1597
|
|
1325.05
|
||
|
926
|
|
7306.85
|
|
741
|
|
309.58
|
|
23
|
|
MIZORAM
|
|
682
|
|
2061.23
|
|
96
|
|
246.66
|
||
|
1256
|
|
3477.28
|
|
126
|
|
54.58
|
||
|
1515
|
|
3770.73
|
|
60
|
|
1.5
|
||
|
822
|
|
1423.71
|
|
258
|
|
0
|
|
24
|
|
NAGALAND
|
|
93
|
|
1358.07
|
|
695
|
|
1747.66
|
||
|
234
|
|
2960.08
|
|
320
|
|
542.58
|
||
|
263
|
|
1570.01
|
|
168
|
|
218.45
|
||
|
447
|
|
6458.37
|
|
67
|
|
278.85
|
|
25
|
|
ODISHA
|
|
6616
|
|
8773.19
|
|
41854
|
|
64134.03
|
||
|
6848
|
|
10261.92
|
|
22890
|
|
9555.87
|
||
|
2260
|
|
10585.95
|
|
10941
|
|
4569.07
|
||
|
5528
|
|
13660.27
|
|
8834
|
|
1923.23
|
|
26
|
|
PUDUCHERRY
|
|
75
|
|
590.4
|
|
21
|
|
177.86
|
||
|
46
|
|
468.01
|
|
36
|
|
29.58
|
||
|
42
|
|
339.13
|
|
26
|
|
1.02
|
||
|
37
|
|
273.48
|
|
26
|
|
0
|
|
27
|
|
PUNJAB
|
|
408
|
|
407.06
|
|
1735
|
|
1109.04
|
||
|
482
|
|
704.87
|
|
1066
|
|
375.68
|
||
|
254
|
|
700.61
|
|
550
|
|
218.47
|
||
|
240
|
|
607.48
|
|
333
|
|
89.76
|
|
28
|
|
RAJASTHAN
|
|
10633
|
|
26252.33
|
|
64825
|
|
290327.29
|
||
|
10085
|
|
61281.67
|
|
48027
|
|
107743.74
|
||
|
8922
|
|
61124.2
|
|
38080
|
|
52180.01
|
||
|
10925
|
|
57864.41
|
|
25584
|
|
19401.28
|
|
29
|
|
SIKKIM
|
|
635
|
|
197.42
|
|
1272
|
|
602.86
|
||
|
385
|
|
580
|
|
1148
|
|
262.34
|
||
|
223
|
|
326.85
|
|
463
|
|
81.42
|
||
|
152
|
|
585.92
|
|
270
|
|
55.5
|
|
30
|
|
TAMIL NADU
|
|
55936
|
|
176080.62
|
|
82050
|
|
264853.82
|
||
|
61083
|
|
265989.05
|
|
74638
|
|
45937.93
|
||
|
25445
|
|
195543.81
|
|
68174
|
|
23162.39
|
||
|
10184
|
|
52246.74
|
|
12459
|
|
129.59
|
|
31
|
|
TELANGANA
|
|
47351
|
|
22898.62
|
|
73638
|
|
52404.39
|
||
|
65931
|
|
20740.54
|
|
60962
|
|
24098.37
|
||
|
32120
|
|
36264.27
|
|
96237
|
|
17905.54
|
||
|
76194
|
|
46433.94
|
|
76369
|
|
10854.81
|
|
32
|
|
TRIPURA
|
|
4649
|
|
3546.26
|
|
6779
|
|
9929.9
|
||
|
5936
|
|
12832.73
|
|
4404
|
|
349.41
|
||
|
4820
|
|
9295.39
|
|
3215
|
|
109.07
|
||
|
7256
|
|
7124.59
|
|
2005
|
|
73.26
|
|
33
|
|
UTTAR PRADESH
|
|
29685
|
|
31281.58
|
|
96071
|
|
104358.75
|
||
|
22269
|
|
44140.24
|
|
61733
|
|
30248
|
||
|
29924
|
|
56602.47
|
|
38185
|
|
17772.9
|
||
|
32413
|
|
52009.38
|
|
28651
|
|
3637.42
|
|
34
|
|
UTTARAKHAND
|
|
8357
|
|
3236.66
|
|
16009
|
|
8032.5
|
||
|
5547
|
|
5744.62
|
|
11096
|
|
1705.05
|
||
|
5890
|
|
5404.1
|
|
6311
|
|
638.45
|
||
|
6437
|
|
5632.51
|
|
4882
|
|
110.9
|
|
35
|
|
WEST BENGAL
|
|
17485
|
|
6776.91
|
|
72825
|
|
66207.75
|
||
|
21016
|
|
22449.88
|
|
60705
|
|
27345.57
|
||
|
36911
|
|
26736.05
|
|
50726
|
|
15489.51
|
||
|
37066
|
|
61518.07
|
|
64864
|
|
6382.4
|
||
|
Total
|
|
409727
|
|
594210.71
|
|
996961
|
|
1527538.3
|
||
|
361683
|
|
866406.33
|
|
744236
|
|
443911.5
|
||
|
316917
|
|
808484.14
|
|
604991
|
|
226140.19
|
||
|
381705
|
|
611878.52
|
|
470559
|
|
69815.22
Annexure--II
Annexure referred to in reply to part  &  of Unstarred Question No. 3770 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 18.03.2021 regarding “Expert Committee on Augmenting Water Table”.
State-wise details of WHS created/rejuvenated under PMKSY-WDC during 2015-16 to 2020-21 
|
|
Sl. No
|
|
State
|
|
WHS created /rejuvenated

|
|
1
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
182075
|
|
2
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
441
|
|
3
|
|
Assam
|
|
6797
|
|
4
|
|
Bihar
|
|
6045
|
|
5
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
7608
|
|
6
|
|
Gujarat
|
|
39061
|
|
7
|
|
Haryana
|
|
3245
|
|
8
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
6655
|
|
9
|
|
Jammu & Kashmir|
|
4898
|
|
10
|
|
Jharkhand
|
|
3630
|
|
11
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
24430
|
|
12
|
|
Kerala
|
|
25296
|
|
13
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
27132
|
|
14
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
9673
|
|
15
|
|
Manipur
|
|
6814
|
|
16
|
|
Meghalaya
|
|
1522
|
|
17
|
|
Mizoram
|
|
9092
|
|
18
|
|
Nagaland
|
|
2488
|
|
19
|
|
Odisha
|
|
21292
|
|
20
|
|
Punjab
|
|
365
|
|
21
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
91869
|
|
22
|
|
Sikkim
|
|
125
|
|
23
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
40220
|
|
24
|
|
Telangana
|
|
19011
|
|
25
|
|
Tripura
|
|
2355
|
|
26
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
20307
|
|
27
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
14634
|
|
28
|
|
West Bengal
|
|
13558
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
5,90,638
Note: Provisional and subject to changeerstwhile J&K
This information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti & Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Rattan Lal Kataria in Lok Sabha today.